Industry News
REMI Network
Halifax tech hub expands office in Maritime Centre
Slate Office REIT has completed a 60,000 square foot lease for tech hub Volta Labs in the Maritime Centre in downtown Halifax.
CondoBusiness
Canadian home sales cool further in June
The number of homes sold in Canada fell 6.7 per cent from May to June, marking the largest monthly decline in home sales since June 2010, says the CREA.
REMI Network
ISO publishes third facility management standard for 2017
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has published its third facility management (FM) standard in under half a year.
REMI Network
Crombie acquires mixed use site in Toronto
Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust (Crombie) has purchased a 4.5-acre mixed use site for $42 million.
Canadian Property Management
IKEA to open new Richmond distribution centre
A 330,540-square-foot warehouse in the East Richmond Business Park will soon be home to IKEA’s new western Canada distribution centre.
CondoBusiness
Governments invest in Port Lands transformation
The governments of Canada, Ontario and Toronto are investing in projects like the Toronto Port Lands Flood Protection to help protect against climate change
REMI Network
Toronto installs most green roofs in 2016
Toronto installed the most green roofs in 2016, followed by Chicago, Washington D.C., and Seattle.
Canadian Property Management
Canada sees industrial availability rates drop
Statistics for the second quarter of 2017 show generally healthy demand for industrial space in most major Canadian markets.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Memorial University commits to energy savings
On July 10, Memorial University signed an agreement with Honeywell to commence the second phase of an energy performance contract, or EPC program.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Ottawa’s transformed National Arts Centre opens
On July 1, Ottawa’s National Arts Centre (NAC) inaugurated a new building wing, the first transformation the building has seen in 50 years.
REMI Network
Canada enforces new regs for handling workplace asbestos
Canada enforced changes to occupational health and safety regulations on workplace asbestos today and declared updates to national building codes.
CondoBusiness
Proposed licensing fees for condo managers released
Proposed licensing fees for condo managers and condo management firms would see the two groups share the costs of regulating the sector.
REMI Network
Canada’s Best Restroom finalists announced
Cintas has announced the five finalists for its 2017 Canada’s Best Restroom Awards.
REMI Network
Stantec office is Manitoba’s 100th LEED certified project
Stantec's Winnipeg office earned the LEED Gold for Commercial Interiors certification on June 27.
CondoBusiness
Condo returns, registry coming to Ontario in 2018
Ontario condo corporations can expect to start filing annual returns in 2018, according to a regulatory proposal released last week.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
CMHC report addresses MURB ownership structure
A new CMHC report reveals that most of Canada's purpose-built rental apartments are owned by individual investors or private corporations.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Casalova acquires My Property Managers
Canadian online real estate marketplace, Casalova, announced that it has acquired My Property Managers (MyPM) and its $35 million in assets under management.




